12 very different reactions to people’s clothing depending on geography
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white trousers in glasgow
kid asked me if i was "late for fucking karate" https://t.co/ljUhuJs4lr
— han nah (@boosterhooch) December 28, 2019
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A lad in the Head of Steam in Newcastle once disengaged his face from that of his lady love, looked my mate Matt up and down, noticed he was wearing a small backpack and said "How ye, baggie. With your fuckin … your fuckin … bag" https://t.co/qzYKF7qJ8G
— PDK Mitchell (@pdkmitchell) December 28, 2019
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I wear a leather jacket now and nobody bat's an eyelid.
I did it out home once and got called Fonzie for years https://t.co/qDBPPYvlvy— Rob O' Sullivan (@Rob0Sullivan) December 27, 2019
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Wearing a poncho in London circa. 2003: 😍
Wearing a poncho in Coolock, same era:
Howya Clint https://t.co/IHkqpOtV5X— NewyearnewtraumaLlama (@wheresmefalafel) December 28, 2019
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I was wearing a bandana on a night out and some randomer called me Kung Fu Panda https://t.co/4zR4ie53Iq
— Scratch Dog Mendoza (@Pork_Soda_187) December 27, 2019
Apparently, the compulsion to mock differences trumps the urge to show sympathy.
I once saw someone in Newcastle get their jumper caught on a railing which unfortunately made them fall into the road, hurting themselves.
A car carefully approached the stricken body… “that’s what you get for wearing a cardigan!”… and proceeded to drive away.— Tom Henry Lamb (@TheRealTomHenry) 27 December 2019
That’ll teach those snowflakes not to *checks notes* be warm.
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